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.TH PUBLICKEY 5 "Feb 25, 2017"
.SH NAME
publickey \- public key database
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/etc/publickey\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
\fB/etc/publickey\fR is  a local  public key database that is used for secure
RPC. The  \fB/etc/publickey\fR file can be used in conjunction with or instead
of other publickey databases, including the NIS publickey map.
Each entry in the database consists of a network user name
(which may refer to either a user or a hostname), followed by the user's public
key (in hex notation), a colon, and then the user's secret key encrypted with a
password (also in hex notation).
.sp
.LP
The \fB/etc/publickey\fR file contains a default entry for \fBnobody\fR.
.SH SEE ALSO
.LP
.BR chkey (1),
.BR getpublickey (3NSL),
.BR nsswitch.conf (5),
.BR newkey (8)
